Cat broken femur - hope needed

[poorcatty]

Our lovely Tom has a broken femur, extent of damage to be assessed tomorrow via x-ray. Has anyone had experience of this and what were outcomes? He seems content, resting and not fussing, has pain relief but obviously we want him better.

Yes have had similar twice.

both cats recovered completely (one had to have an op to put metal in to duppprt).

They hated the process of being on bed rest though (in a crate)

Years ago my cat broke his hip knee and pelvis when he was hit by a car. He had his knee pinned (pin was removed several weeks later). It took him a while to recover, but he was fine after a few months.

As PP says, the cage rest is a bit of a pain. The cage needs to be big enough for bed, food and water, and litter tray. You may need a low profile litter tray so he can get into it more easily, the vet should advise if so.

Poor boy.
All I know is I had a broken hip and they out a metal plate in my femur. It was quite a quick recovery.
I've known cats who had to wear a cast and they went on to be fine as well.

A friend had a cat who broke his femur. Metalwork went in, cat was fine after a period of rest.

Our cat had this. An operation then 'confinement to a small area' (which she resisted with every fibre of her being) for a short while and she was 100% again.

Aw your poor boy! Quite a lot of encouraging experiences here, I don't have anything to add except a big get well soon to him and hope it's good news tomorrow

I’m sorry to hear this - your poor boy (and you). I don’t have experience with a broken femur, but my cat broke her pelvis a couple of years ago. She had surgery and it pinned back together. The cage/house rest was the worst bit (as pp said, she resisted with all her being), but she made a full recovery.

all the best to your lovely Tom

My cat broke her tibia and sadly the plaster cast didn't work in keeping it immobilised. She ended up having her leg amputated BUT she was fine within a couple of days and now, several years on, is still faster than any of the other cats. Sorry for giving an initial bad news story, but the point I am trying to make is even if the initial cast/cage rest isn't successful, your cat will be fine in the long term.

Ghostie (my tripod) is a happy loving cat who still has zoomies and goes outside to play (only accompanied as I don't want to risk her going into a garden where there may be a dog). You wouldn't know that she only had three legs if you saw her run around. She is so bloody quick!

Thanks for all your comments. Amputation is sadly one of the options we have to consider depending on how clean/messy the break is. Will know more this morning at vets, but I really do appreciate all your stories

I was so upset at the thought of amputation for Ghostie but I spoke to the rescue she came from and they reassured me that she would be fine. The little minx did not want to stay calm and sedated afterwards, even though the vet said no climbing, jumping, running etc for at least a week. As soon as the drugs wore off, she was climbing the walls of the cage, escaped from it when I was cleaning the litter area, and was generally being a nutcase despite my best efforts 😁

Our boy had a cruciate ligament tear. Nasty. Vet repaired with wire and pins. He had to wear a metal cage on his leg to keep it in position. Crate rest for about 6 weeks. We were told that he’d probably always have a limp. He hasn’t. The vet was completely brilliant and he’s completely mended. You wouldn’t know it’d ever happened. Good luck today xx

How did it all go at the vet @poorcatty